GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |